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5 patient evaluations for Intravenous Immuno Globulin (IVIG)
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- Gypsy
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Gypsy
Nov 10, 2008
- dosage:
- 1000mg monthly
- time on dosage:
- about 3 months
- purpose:
- Slow my MS progress
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsMild
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenSlight
- Slow my MS progress
- Advice/Tips
- Distract yourself. I bring music to listen to, or magazines to read/look at. You'll be there for about 5 hours! But there are NO side effects like the Solumedrol. Yay!
- Specific side-effects
- Headache
- Burden
- Transportation & getting tight from sitting for sooo long. But 2 days a month? It really isn't so bad.
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- reugie
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by reugie
Nov 02, 2008
- dosage:
- time on dosage:
- 3 days
- purpose:
- Slow my ALS progress
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- claudiamedic
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by claudiamedic
Nov 01, 2008
- dosage:
- 35g monthly
- time on dosage:
- about 3 months
- purpose:
- Other
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenModerate
- Other
- Specific side-effects
- Headache
- Burden
- having to go to the hospital for the infusion
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- Gypsy
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Gypsy
Jul 25, 2008
- dosage:
- mg
- time on dosage:
- 4 days
- purpose:
- Slow my MS progress
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- AdherenceAlways
- BurdenSlight
- Slow my MS progress
- Advice/Tips
- Treatment is about 5 hours; bring a book or books on tape. Bring H2O & snacks, too. The nurse will usually pre-medicate w/ benedryl & tylenol to help with the mild side effects, I was okay. Side effects usually include; mild headache & itching.
- Burden
- Transportation to infusion clinic. Length of infusion- 5+ hours.
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